We arrived home Friday evening from our wonderful trip to Tennessee. After prayer meeting on Sept. 24, we decided to leave and drive until our eyelids wouldn't stay open any longer. (Not safe driving, I know!) But we were too excited to sleep and I, for one, don't look forward to 14 hours of straight-through driving. So..... we drove about 4 hours and slept in Harrisonburg, VA. Left there around 8:00 AM Thursday morning and arrived at Joy's around 5:30 PM (their time). Our days were FILLED with great times together and we accomplished some work while we were there. Unfortunately, I left my camera at home --- (I know, I know -- grandmas should NEVER forget their cameras when going to see the family!) But grandmas have a way of forgetting things, no matter how important they are! Just wait -- you'll see!!!!!
John did Samuel's baby dedication Sunday evening. Afterward, we took family pictures. This is Wes's mother and her parents with Wes, Joy, Darren, Missy, Ethan, Samuel and John and me.
Grandpa loving on Samuel
Ethan loves his baby brother and stays close by.
One of the jobs we accomplished was to paint Melissa's bedroom. What a transformation. It is so cute with the pink bottom and yellow top divided by a girlish border. She was really pleased with the end result.
We also painted the kitchen and put extra shelving up for Joy's teapot collection. However, that wasn't totally finished until the last day we were there, and with our packing up, etc., I forgot to take pictures of it. Hopefully, Joy will post that part of our project. Check her blog's link on my sidebar or go to http://wesjoymcdonald.blogspot.com/
One day we went shopping. (A day of shopping is always a must when we are there.) SpringHill is close to Nashville and has a WONDERFUL Goodwill store. I got all kinds of goodies for our cabin, and Joy found this dress for Missy's dress-up collection. At another Goodwill Missy found this cute porcelain doll, so I HAD to buy it for her. She is obviously pleased with our purchases.
I had the privilege of giving Samuel his bath.
We had a great time and miss them already!!! Tennessee is JUST TOO FAR from Pennsylvania. We're already counting the years until retirement so we can spend more time with them.
3 comments:
We enjoyed your visit SOOOOO much! It went much too fast, though, as usual. Thanks for all you did. We love you!
I had to laugh! I can't tell you how many times I have heard my dad growl "I forgot my camera!" :-) Glad you had a nice visit and made it there safely without falling asleep at the wheel!
Thanks for your comment on my blog, Faithe. I didn't know you had one! Now I get a chance to catch up on your family too. I've missed being in contact with my Slagenweit cousins.
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